Twenty countries including New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada, have joined a new *global alliance pledging to quickly phase out coal. Image: Greenpeace protesters on the River Rhine during the UN Climate Change Conference COP23 in Bonn (AAP)
The launch of the alliance at the UN climate talks in Bonn highlights how Australia's continued support for coal is putting it increasingly at odds with some of its closest allies and Pacific neighbours.
Rosemary Bolger has the details.
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